Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong fighting against Congolese forces.

The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing ...

Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...

Senior American and Russian officials sat down for talks Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the first high-level contact ...

I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...

Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas held a rally marking the 500th day of captivity on Monday, encouraging supporters ...

The Congo River Alliance, a group of rebel outfits including the Rwandan-backed M23, said its fighters "decided to assist the ...

The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...

African leaders attending the 38th African Union (AU) Summit have urged immediate withdrawal of the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become a geopolitical powder keg, with the potential to engulf the entire Great Lakes region. What seems like a localised war for ...

M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers cheer their arrival ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) condemned the entry of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels into Bukavu, a major city in the region. The rebels reportedly have seized ...